2022 JC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2026	29.1	2.377 AU	1.572 AU	23h01m	-23°03'	134.1°	17.5°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2022 JC1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5770783
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4474227
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.46473
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 56.86229
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.44449
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.16763
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.41695
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.10258
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.83            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   23 01 31.1   -23 03 19     1.572    2.377  134.1   17.5    51   29.1 
2026-10-15 17:09 UT   23 01 11.6   -22 58 39     1.583    2.382  133.4   17.7    51   29.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   23 01 04.1   -22 56 46     1.588    2.383  133.1   17.8    52   29.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   23 00 39.2   -22 50 03     1.603    2.390  132.2   18.0    52   29.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   23 00 16.2   -22 43 12     1.619    2.396  131.3   18.2    53   29.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   22 59 55.3   -22 36 13     1.635    2.403  130.4   18.4    53   29.3 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   22 59 36.4   -22 29 06     1.651    2.409  129.4   18.6    54   29.3 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   22 59 19.4   -22 21 51     1.667    2.416  128.5   18.8    55   29.3 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   22 59 04.3   -22 14 30     1.683    2.422  127.6   19.0    55   29.4 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   22 58 51.1   -22 07 01     1.699    2.429  126.7   19.2    56   29.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   22 58 39.8   -21 59 26     1.716    2.435  125.8   19.4    56   29.4 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   22 58 30.3   -21 51 45     1.733    2.441  124.9   19.5    57   29.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   22 58 22.7   -21 43 58     1.749    2.448  123.9   19.7    57   29.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   22 58 16.8   -21 36 05     1.766    2.454  123.0   19.8    58   29.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   22 58 12.6   -21 28 07     1.783    2.460  122.1   20.0    58   29.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   22 58 10.2   -21 20 03     1.800    2.467  121.3   20.1    58   29.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   22 58 09.5   -21 11 55     1.818    2.473  120.4   20.3    59   29.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   22 58 10.4   -21 03 41     1.835    2.479  119.5   20.4    59   29.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   22 58 13.0   -20 55 23     1.853    2.486  118.6   20.5    59   29.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   22 58 17.2   -20 47 01     1.870    2.492  117.7   20.6    60   29.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   22 58 22.9   -20 38 34     1.888    2.498  116.8   20.8    60   29.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   22 58 30.3   -20 30 03     1.906    2.504  116.0   20.9    60   29.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   22 58 39.1   -20 21 28     1.924    2.510  115.1   21.0    61   29.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   22 58 49.5   -20 12 50     1.942    2.517  114.2   21.1    61   29.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   22 59 01.3   -20 04 07     1.960    2.523  113.3   21.1    61   29.9 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   22 59 14.6   -19 55 22     1.978    2.529  112.5   21.2    62   29.9 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   22 59 29.3   -19 46 32     1.996    2.535  111.6   21.3    62   29.9 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   22 59 45.5   -19 37 40     2.015    2.541  110.8   21.4    62   29.9 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   23 00 02.9   -19 28 44     2.033    2.547  109.9   21.4    62   30.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   23 00 21.8   -19 19 46     2.052    2.553  109.1   21.5    63   30.0 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   23 00 41.9   -19 10 45     2.071    2.559  108.2   21.6    63   30.0 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   23 01 03.4   -19 01 41     2.089    2.565  107.4   21.6    63   30.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.